/* IsInFile: Compile to IsInFile.exe and type "IsInFile " (Minus the quotes) into command line. Example: IsInFile Bob.txt Hello */ using System; using System.IO; public class IsInFile { public static void Main(String[] args) { try { using(StreamReader fi = new StreamReader(args[0])) { String line; bool IsFound=false; while ((line = fi.ReadLine()) != null) { if (line.Contains(args[1])) { Console.WriteLine(line); IsFound = true; } } if (!IsFound) { Console.WriteLine("Could not find " + args[1] + " in " + args[0] + '.'); } } } catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine("The file could not be read:"); Console.WriteLine(e.Message); } } }